9/11: A Perspective, Seven Years Later

[Terri]

By Harris R. Sherline
September 8, 2008

Contemplating the seventh anniversary of the 9/11 Islamofascist attack on America has generated a torrent of thoughts and reactions in my mind. And, I can't help wondering why our nation is so divided about the War on Terrorism?

I was in high school during WWII, and I don't remember any major disagreements between Americans about the war, whether we should be fighting it at all, or if we brought the Pearl Harbor attack on ourselves, or whether we should take the fight to the Japanese.

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[Centurion LIV]

When 9/11 occurred in 2001, I lived in Texas. I remember picking my flag up as I did every morning, stepping outside and running it up the pole as I did every morning, but this day felt different. I told my wife that we were at war and that this would stay up until it was over. An hour later, I had a floodlight set up to illuminate it at night.

Within hours, flags popped up all over the place on houses that didn't have them before. Then there were no more to be bought for several months.

I knew then, that before this war was over, the young men and women enlisting that day would be retiring from 20+ year careers.

A friend who owned a flag shop told me that she simply could not get U.S. flags at the moment and some customers actually became abusive of her. I told her to simply ask them where their flag was before 9/11. Where are those flags now? They were up for a few months and mostly have disappeared.

The writer was correct when he said that we do not seem willing to see this thing through for the long term. News flash here. This war will not be over until every last terrorist is dead. Not just hiding. Not just in prison. Not just carrying out their misdeeds in some faraway land. Dead! They are determined and will not quit. Notice, how when they do appear to quit and lay down their arms, they pick them up after a rest and rebuild? Al Sadr is notorious for this. We should not be arranging truces with this guy with a boar's face, we should be trying to send him to allah!

I haven't forgotten. I tried to go back on active duty. They were not yet taking retirees from my career field. What did I do? I joined my VFW Post and took part in providing Military Honors for veterans. I still serve performing Military Honors.

I've gone from having a 5' flagpole screwed to a porchpost to a 20' one set in concrete. Last year I changed my light from a timer to light sensor to come on at dusk.

To avoid having a tattered pink and powder blue flag, I replace it every six months so that it always looks fresh, but it is still there, day and night, every day.

A lot of the problem we have lies in the treasonous behavior of Reid, Pelosi and John Murtha. They should still be charged with treason and disposed of appropriately. While many others also need to stretch ropes with their necks, these three would be a good start.

God Bless America!

[Dr.John]

Within hours, flags popped up all over the place on houses that didn't have them before. Then there were no more to be bought for several months.

The weekend after the attacks, I was hauling a
load of corn to a farm up in Berwick, Ontario.
It was easy to get into Canada, and when I got to Berwick, a small farm town, every house and business was flying the American Flag, and people waved at me when they saw the Nebraska plates on my truck.

I had tears in my eyes as I drove thru that little town in Canada which showed so much love for America, and I will never forget those good people.

[elmerck1]

We have a good ally in Canada, and osama says he wants to renegotiate NAFTA.He couldn't do a worse thing, but with him, who knows what he will do. No one know what his programs are.

[schillerbjr]

Ask Obama supporters how many 9/11 attacks we will get under his administration??

[qrayjack]

President Bush said at the beginning that this would be a war like no other America has fought, and even that statement seems to be forgotten. Why is there division? When have we had one of our two political parties actively working for our defeat in a conflict, and when has the media lobbied against our troops and mission non-stop 24/7? Vietnam to some extent but never on this level.

They have demonized the president and his entire administration to the point that a lot of people have been brainwashed, and it's not just the Democrat Congress. Practically everyone who call themselves Democrats have bought into the radical left-wing takeover of the party, and otherwise ordinary people hate with an intensity that is startling.

There is a malevolence afoot that is difficult to comprehend, and the leaders of the Democrat Party continue to throw fuel on the fire. We see things done and said that we never dreamed would happen in America. The left is on an infinitely destructive rampage, and unless it is stopped we have lost this country as we know it.

[denisethemenace]

There's an old World War I song that I propose we re-learn and start singing. The only part I remember is the last phrase of the chorus, but it's sure a theme the U.S.A. needs to hear again.

I believe the song was titled, "Over There". The part I remember:

"...and they won't be home till it's over over there!"

[Herb1949]

Most of the American people think the war started with the 9/11 attack on us.

Folks, this war started way before that.

The takeover of the iranian embassy was one of the early attacks. President Carter's whimpy response to it led to susequent attacks.
President Reagan (and I loved him) screwed up big time after the attack on the Marine barracks in Lebanon.
President Bush (41) blew it when he didn't take saddam out in '91. His allowing saddam to not only live but remain in power really emboldened the islamists.
President Clinton failed to take any action even after numerous attacks on US interests. As a matter of fact he actually reduced the amount of money available for intelligence gathering and made it illegal for CIA and FBI to talk. Intelligence that the CIA had about attack plans in the USA were not allowed to be given to the FBI. This was intelligence that might have prevented the 9/11 attack.
At the same time we have given in to the islamist in this country for at least 30 years and allowed them to practice the worst parts of their religion.
What scares me the most about this long fight is that we are already becoming complacent. I do forsee another strong attack on our homeland.
We must get it right EVERY time. They only have to get it right ONCE.

[qrayjack]

*And the score is...

BUSH 7, TERRORISTS 0 - Ann Coulter

Morose that there hasn't been another terrorist attack on American soil for seven long years, liberals were ecstatic when Hurricane Gustav was headed toward New Orleans during the Republican National Convention last week. The networks gave the hurricane plenty of breaking-news coverage -- but unfortunately it was Hurricane Katrina from 2005 they were covering.

On Keith Olbermann's Aug. 29 show on MSNBC, Michael Moore said the possibility of a Category 3 hurricane hitting the United States "is proof that there is a God in heaven." Olbermann responded: "A supremely good point."

Actually, Olbermann said that a few minutes later to some other idiotic point Moore had made, but that's how Moore would have edited the interview for one of his "documentaries," so I will, too. I would only add that Michael Moore's morbid obesity is proof that there is a Buddha.

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